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Whatdya Mean, Free Software? (IT-Director)Whatdya Mean, Free Software? (IT-Director)Posted Nov 2, 2004 15:30 UTC (Tue) by hppnq (subscriber, #14462)Parent article: Whatdya Mean, Free Software? (IT-Director) Most of this reads: "Hey, this is exactly the same as with proprietary software!". Yes, of course Open Source software requires maintenance, careful inspection of licenses, skilled administrators and what have you. Support is one where there is a big difference, which I think is actually one of Open Source's attractions. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if lots of shops already depend on some form of community support, perhaps they just don't realize it.
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Whatdya Mean, Free Software? (IT-Director) Posted Nov 2, 2004 17:14 UTC (Tue) by ccchips (guest, #3222) [Link] Everyone depends on community support, even the most reclusive of hermits. If more people understood how incredibly true this is, things would be a lot different from the way they are now. Think about it: It is not impossible that hundreds, if not thousands, if not millions of people may die this year, because our community couldn't support the distribution of flu vaccine. We were far more concerned about profit-making. Frankly, I'm getting very, very tired of people who are derisive of community-supported endeavors. If they had their way, everyone would buy everything from a vending machine. And pay rent to the vendor for access to the machine, at that.
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